Wind-screen.



E. K.'GONOVER.

WIND SCREEN. APPLICATION-FILED JAN.10 ,1907.

91 7,7 52, Patented Apr; 13, 1909.

m Illll ATTORNEY UNITED STATES EDWIN K. OONOVER, or PATERSON, NEWJERsEY, ASSIIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,.

PATENT OFFICE.

- TO 0. A. MEZGE R, INCORPORATED, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

, WIND-SCREEN.

Applicaflen filed January My, inventiori' 'relatesflto'giiif rovernents in motor veh1cles, and the same as for its ob-- ect more partlcularlyi to '.prov ide a simple,

eflicient and reliable windscreen which ma be readily applied or secured-to the front of ,avehicle. .15 Further, saidinventionhas for its object to rovide afolding wind screen which may be olded 'oj: adjusted by the driver without necessitating the leaving of his seat.

1 Further, said invention has for its object to provide a folding wind screen which may be 7 easily adjusted to its raised or lowered posi-f vtion, and automatically locked ineither of "saidposit'ions; c I Further, saidinventidn consists'in the novel details of! constructionyand'in the cornbina-.

' tion, connectionf andi'arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, and then pointedout'in'theclaimsi In he accom anying. drawil i s 'forming '30 part of this spec' cationwhereiii ike numerals of reference indicate like arts Figure 1, is afront vieyv ofa' dash boarg wit 'a wind screen constructed according to and embody- In my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a si e view thereof 'g.. 3 is an'enlarged detail side viewshowing the construction of the joint uniting-the two parts ofsaid sc'reen,

'a iid'the means for-holding said parts'to their a adjusted positions; Fig-(4 is a section taken 4.0 ,on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5'isadetail front view of the joint and holding means shown in side view at Fig. V Int-said drawings 10 desi nates the dashboard ofa vehicle'and 11 t e' windscreen which may be secured at its lower-edge tothe top edge'of said dash board10 by means-of hinges 12, 12' or othersuitable fastening devlces. c

The screen consists of a rectangular, tu-

bular frame 11, made in two arts hinged together at 13,113, thus divi g said screen into an upperpart or section- 14, and slower part or section 15, Upon the inner side of" each of said tubular frame parts, .11, 11, is se Specification oil-Letters Patent.

' Patented April 13, 1909.

10, 1907. Serial No. 851,626.

. curedla channel bar 16'which is conformed to said parts" and adapted to receive a glass plate 17, which is secured therein by a transverse channel bar 18 which engages the upper'edge of said glass plate 17. The opposite ends of said transverse channel bar 18 are 7 secured to the ends of the channel bar 16 arranged upon the inner side of the lower frame part 1 1. constructedlike the lower part 15 except that the glass plate 17 therein is engaged at y its lower edge and held by atransverse chan.--

nel bar 19 secured at its'opp o's'i'te ends to the ends of the channel bar 16 arranged within the'upper part 14. Theu'pper ends of the frame of the lower art 15 are each provided with a flat forwa'rdly extending member 20 'havinga-de ending portion 21 at its outer.

The'upper screen part 14 is end to whic is secured the upper end'of a guy-rod-or brace 22, having its lower end secured to the vehicle body or frame.

2'3. denotes a detent or latch which is arranged'adjacent to the flat, horizontal por- "tion of the member 20., and is bifurcated to form ends 24, 24 which straddle the depending portion 21 of said member 20, and are pivotally, secured thereto.

I Ipon the upper side of the-depend ng member 21 is provided a casing 25 in which is mounted a bolt 26 whose rearward projecting end is adapted to be held under tension against the 'outer surface of the detent or- ;latch 23 by a spring 27 disposed upon and surrounding the portion of the bolt 26 within the casing 25 in order to maintain the front surface "of said'detent or latch in contact with the edge of the flat,'l1orizontal portionof-th'e v member 20.

The lower ends of the u are each provided with a at, horizontal foot 28 arranged at right an les-to said frame Fpart and extending forwardly therefrom. a

of said fiat, horizontal feet28 conforms in outline with the-flat-horizontal portion of the member 20,}and is adapted to rest upon the same and be locked in )osition thereon by the.

detent or latch 23 W en said up er screen art 14 is adjusted to its vertlca posltion. pen the outer sides of'the frame of'gthe upper part 14'adjace'nt tothe hinges 13, 13 fare provided'studs 29, 29 to which are ach.

per frame part14 secured by screws 30, 30 the up er-ends of coil springs 3?,31 having their ower ends securedto' thescrew's 32, 32 wherebythe 33, 33-, denote buffers of. rubber or other suitable material-arranged upon the rear of to prevent the rattling of the the frame of the lower part which serve upon the lower part 15 when a folded position.

The springs 31,

usted to its folded position, and said springs 31, 31 oohinged section in either of its vertic'a operate with the latches 23, 23 to holdthe "-u per screen art to its raised position'as vi1 ustrated int c drawings. 3 Inorder to lower the'upper screen part it hinged section for holdin said hinged secs simply becomes necessary to grasp the upper frame partat 9i; near its upper edge and y a sharp movement release the latches 23, 23,

(which have slightly rounded ends) of their engagement'with the feet 28, 28 of said upper screen part, and then lower said art rear.-

wardly. When fully lowered it wil be held in position against the lower part 15 by the iprings 31, 31, as indicated by dotted lines at 'g. 3. To raise. the upper screen part it simply. becomes necessary to aforesaid operation.

It Will be observed that in order to change the screen it does not become necessary to adjust any fastening devices preliminary to the raising or lowering of the screen, andthat no adjustment of parts is necessary to hold the hinged'part in either of its positions, and thatchanges in the position maybereadily and quickly effected without rec uiring the driver to leave hisseat. It-will also be seen that the devices for holding-the upper section are entirely automatic in their 0 eration and are operated through the me iuni" of the- 5 means arranged at the junction of said rigid and hinged sections for maintainin said positions upon said 'rigid section, and means cooperating with said spring means for looking said hingedsection in one of its verticalsection, substan positions upon said rigid ..2. A wind screen for vehicles comprising a rigid section and, a hinged seotion,spring means arran ed partly-upon said rigid section and part y u on said hinged se'ctionfor maintaining said inged section. in either of V its verticalpositions, and -a' locking device adapted t9 automatically'engageand hold u per part '14 (ii 31, serve to hold the upper-v screen art firmly against the buffers 33, 33

positionuponsaid rigid section, substanti lly h 16 upper screen part is adjusted to its reverse I the said hinged safeties-11 m adjustment of said hinged sectiontto its ra sedvertical position, substantially as specified;

I 3. A, wind screen comprising a'rigidi'jsection and a hinged section, spring means for holding said hinged section underten'sionin' either of its vertical positions, and a locking device cooperating "with said spring means i for securing said hinged sectionto its raised "4'. A wind screen for-vehiclesieomprisiiiga rigid's'ectionand a hinged section secured thereto, springifiigean's arranged tithe junc-X rigid section "and ada ted to engage said hinged section to hol I said hinged section "locked toits raised'vertical position-u on said "rigid. section, substantially as 'spe'c' ed.=

51A wind screen for vehicles comprising a rigid section and a hinged section secured thereto, a spring arranged at the junction of 'said'hing'edsections having one end secured v to saidrigid section, and its other end'se? cured to saidhinged section for maintaining said hinged section undertension in either of its vertical positions upon *said'rigid section, and a 'spring-actuatedlocking device arranged uponz sai'd rigidsection and adapted for engagement with said hinged section,

said spring-actuated locking'device coperating with said s ring to hold .saidhinged section locked to its raised vertical position pon said rigid section, substantially as specified. v

I 6; A Wind screen for vehicles comprising a rigid section and a hinged section secured thereto, a spring-actuated lockingdeviceon said rigid section adapted to engag'ea member on said hinged section, andspring means cooperating withjsaid spring actuated lock-j ing device for holding said hinged sectionih position thereon substantially as. specified-.-'.

7. A wind screen for vehicles comprisinga- 1-15 rigid section and ahing'ed section secured thereto, a detent mounted on said rigid section, a'member on-sa'id hinged section adapts ed to ,be engaged thereby, and spring means independent of-said detent but cooperating therewith for holding said hinged section in position upon said rigid section, substantially 8; A wind screen for vehicles comprising a rigid section and" a hinged section secured thereto, projectionsarranged at the abutting hin ed portions of. said sections, a detent piv-y ota y secured toone of said sections and adapted-to' engage the-projection on the other of said sections, and sp 'ing means in-' dependent ofsaid' --detent but coiiperating jections, a spring-pressed secured to the pro ection dn one of said secaaqauz therewith to hold said substantially as specified.

projections together, tent, and a spring having one end secured to said depending portion, and its other end se- 9. A wind screen for vehicles comprising 'a I cured to the frame of the other screen section rigid section and their abutting hinged portions with register ing projections adapted for contact with each other, a spring-pressed detent pivotally se: cured to the projection on one of said sections and adapted for engagement with the projection on the other holding the ends of said projections in contact, substantially as specified.

10. A wind screen for vehicles comprising a rigid section and a hinged section provided at their abutting hinged portions with pro- .detent pivotally tions and adapted for engagement with the projection on the other of said sections, and a spring having one of its ends secured to a laterally projecting support on one of said sections, and its other end secured to the other of said sections, silbsta-ntially as specified. e v

11. A wind screen for vehicles comprising a frame consisting oftwo sections hin ed together and provided'at their abutting hinged ends with angular projections, a detent pivotally secured to one of said projections and adapted to engage the other of said projections, a spring-pressed member bearing against said detent, and a spring-having one end secured to the projection on one of said sections and its other end to'the other section adjacent to the hinged portion thereof, sub

stantially as specified.

12. A wind screen for vehicles comprising a frame consisting of two sections hinged together and provided at their abutting hinged ends with flat, angular projections, the projection on one of said-sections terminating in a depending end, a detent having a'forked lower end straddling said depending end and piv-- otally secured thereto adjacent to the ends of said angular projections, a casing arranged upon said depending portion, a bolt arranged in said casing having one end adapted to contact with said detent, a spring arranged upon said bolt within said casing for holding said bolt normally pressed against said deof said sections for a hinged section provided at l adjacent to its as specified. V

13. In an automobile wind shield, the

hinged portion, substantially combination of a lower part, means for ically releasable holding means connected to a member independent of said upper part. and.

joined to said upper part and serving to hold it in either of, its said adjustments, the holding means automatically releasing and following the upper part to either side of the center of on its upper part without manipulating the holding means.

14. In an automobile wind shield, the.

combination of a lower part, means for mounting it upright on the automobile in front of the occupant, a trans arent upper part forming an extension oft e lower part and mounted to swing with respect to the lower part to assume either active or inactive position and an automatically extensible and contractible means for holding the upper part in either of said positions, such means being mounted at one end by a fixed pivot independent of the upper part of the shield and having its other end connected to said upper part to swing with the same to opposite sides of the center of such swinging motion, whereby said eXtensible and contracti- 1e means automatically follow the motion of the up er part and permit adjustment of the shield by pressure on its upper part without manipulation of such holding means.

Signed at the city of New York,- in the county and State of New York, this 21st day of December, nineteen hundred and EDWIN K. OONOVER. Witnesses:

CONRAD A. DIErERIoH, A. ANGUS.

its said swinging motion, whereby the shield may be adjusted by direct pressure 

